Unilever is currently hiring for a Junior Retail Solutions Manager

Reports to: Senior Retail Solutions Manager

Scope: Local

Location: Head Office

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.If you are passionate about transforming retail spaces through shopper-centric design, category planning, and innovative retail solutions—while driving capability building and thought leadership across diverse trade channels, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

1. Driving Retail transformation/upgradation in General Trade Self-services

• Facilitating the upgradation of key Self-service outlets in General Trade by providing thought leadership in terms of layout planning, category adjacencies, space management & plan-o-grams deployment.
  

2.Winning key customers in Traditional Trade format

• Work with field management in high impact customer projects, who are currently doing business in traditional format by providing customized solutions with Retail Solution expertise to make a shopper centric outlet.
  

3.Facilitating Retail transformation of General Trade Traditional outlets into Self-service format.

• Assist field Management in Complex projects where RETSOL involvement is critical, business scope is extensive, outlet Size is large, & Change is significant.

• Providing expertise RETSOL guidance and inputs in transformation, upgradation, setting up new outlets in distributive trade

• Prepare layouts plans (space planning and category planning)

• Differentiated specific point of purchase solutions for specific customers.

• Prepare 3D designs for key customer projects – high throughput general trade.
  

4. Facilitate transformation in other channels/COOP/ Out of Home outlets

• Continuous collaboration with COOP/Out of Home Channel Management for seamless execution of designed channel strategy with timely changes in plans with capability development in field execution teams.

• Identify opportunities & potentials, subsequently craft, test & roll out different retail outlet models to sustain channel penetration and growth.

5.Capability Building & Skill Development in outlet layouts and category plans

• Conducting/Facilitating training sessions-both online and offline for field execution teams about layout designing and basic 2D & 3D models using simple user-friendly software - General Trade / COOP/ OOH
  

6.Assist novel POP Concepts / Special key Projects

• Support General Trade/Modern Trade merchandising managers by designing customized scientific POP retail solutions for key customers

• Providing layout designs for Modern Trade Customers on their individual customer specific projects.
  

7.Support Perfect Stores execution

• Observe and gather Shopper Insights on assigned Shopper research. (Eye tracking / Surveys etc;)

• Assist in Perfect Plano deployment in all channels and in all customers by closely working in the field / Modern Trade/General Trade Merchandising managers, on Perfect store cascading and deployment.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Candidate must be a graduate in Sales & Marketing/ Business Management or possess a relevant professional qualification such as CIM, SLIM with a passion for a career in Sales.

• Candidate must be willing to travel and possess a valid driver’s license.

• Be a good team player and demonstrate commitment to the organization and the team members.

• Clear and concise written and spoken communication skills.

• Ability to present written information in a structured and balanced way appropriate to the needs of the reader.

• Experience in retail trade visibility related function such as field sales/Retail display management and proficiency in designing software and applications will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Data Literacy

• Executional Excellence

• Customer & Retail Understanding

• Data driven decision Making
  

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.